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Water super low - if I'd checked the levels online before coming I might have thought twice about it, but was delighted with five fish; with barely 6inch of water in some places and a great deal of overhanging foliage this was seriously tricky, but in the few remaining deeper pools and sections where it opens out enough to allow more of a cast there was every chance of a fish. There are certainly a lot of them in there - I was scattering them at every step! Also caught a small roach.

5 Trout, 1 Other

Having fished Bideford in a couple of hours, I thought I could have a go at Cannop and still be home by lunchtime and I was right - with the water at this level, much of the beat isn't really likely to produce fish, at least not without angling ability beyond mine. That said, Cannop is a little more open than Bideford generally and there were sections where a cast was possible and some deeper channels, and fish resulted. I was more fortunate than previous rods in that I met only one family with a dog and they both kept the dog away from the water and instructed their small child not to throw things into it (although a stretch above them was obviously coloured up, I assume because the dog had indeed had a dip). Even more remarkably I managed two trout in one cast - fishing duo, lifted when I saw the dry being taken and found one attached to the nymph as well. A first for me. The weir had barely a trickle of water coming over it and the pool beneath only produced a healthy looking roach.

7 Trout, 1 Other

5 caught using running ledger. 1 caught on Toby spinner. Water levels getting better slowly. 2 returned due to size.

6 Trout

Larger grayling caught on spiders and foam beetles, small trout and 2 grayling caught on Czech nymph leader with single hairs ear nymph.
All catches were in the Channels...a beautiful stretch of water and great fishing.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

Lost a decent grayling, caught 3 small and one medium sized brown trout. Missed about 4 big trout on different flies. Mostly dry flies. Big splashes, no takes. Better luck next time!

4 Trout

Difficult conditions, lots of snags, weed pushing through and Kayakers. Enjoyable day though - lost 2 good sized Barbel in the weed.

1 Chub

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

River low and clear, fish caught on legered pellet.

8 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Barbel

I arrived mid-afternoon and decided to fish the lower part of the beat I noticed that another angler had left his kit on the gravel bank opposite, just downstream. He returned a couple of hours later and proceeded to unload more tackle from his car. I then had a similar experience to another angler last week, as he waded out into the middle of the river, set up his beachcaster rod rest and proceeded to fish in the faster water down my side of the stream. To cap it all he then turned his radio on! I moved to another swim further upstream. The best chub was about 31/2 lbs and the barbel, on the last cast of the evening, around 61/2lbs, all on pellet, except for an eel which took meat bait.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other